Icehouse • Ashridge Estate

The icehouse here, with its distinctive puddingstone cap, is one of the best preserved in the country. 

It was built in the early 19th century and served the nearby mansion for around 100 years before modern refrigeration technology made it redundant. 

Ice would be collected from a nearby pond during the winter months, and sent down the chute to be stored for use through the following Summer. 

These images were taken in September 2009.

Stocks and Whipping Post • Aldbury

The stocks and whipping post here date to the 1600s and are made from oak and iron. It's claimed they were last used in the 1830s.

Stocks were used for the punishment and humiliation of people committing petty crimes, that didn't warrant arrest, trial, and gaol time. It was often things like public drunkeness, petty theft, and antisocial behaviour. 

A person could be tied to the pillory post and whipped, or be sat with their head and hands in the stocks for public humiliation. 

Passers by were encouraged to mock or throw things, to deter the criminal committing offences in the future. 

It's thought that this punishment is linked to the origin of the term 'laughing stock'. 

This image was taken in 2009, and the stocks have since been restored and repaired.

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War Memorial • Tring

The war memorial at Tring was unveiled on 27th November 1918. It remembers those lost in the First and Second World War.

It was granted Grade II listing status in 1986.

A list of the names can be found on the Roll of Honour website HERE

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